Blog Archive

Perverse Consequences of Local Property Tax Electioneering

Nat O'Connor 28/04/2014

Nat O'Connor: There is a need to shout from the rooftops that promising tax cuts and tax breaks is not the only way to stand for election or to boost …

Call for an Egalitarian Europe

Cormac Staunton 25/04/2014

Cormac Staunton: The Progressive Economy Initiative has launched an interesting paper on its alternative vision for the future of Europe, including a …

Water Charging and Affordability

Nat O'Connor 24/04/2014

Nat O'Connor: Minister Phil Hogan has announced that the final detail on water charging will be announced soon. Meanwhile the Water Regulator (part …

Ireland's National Risk Assessment

Paul Sweeney 17/04/2014

Paul Sweeeney: The Department of the Taoiseach just published its “Draft National Risk Assessment of Ireland” as promised in the Government …

Widen the band, widen the gap?

Cormac Staunton 10/04/2014

Cormac Staunton: There has been a lot of talk recently about cutting income taxes now that the Irish economy is beginning to show signs of recovery. …

Conceptualising Economic Inequality

09/04/2014

See here for a presentation conceptualizing economic inequality. The presentation is designed to explore the concept of 'economic equality' by moving …

09/04/2014

OECD and tax avoidance: the story so far ...

02/04/2014

In a webcast from Paris this afternoon, the OECD updated the world on progress on the BEPS project to date. Pascal Saint-Amans stressed the process …

Stiglitz on Inequality

01/04/2014

Joseph Stiglitz's March 2014 presentation on the 'Causes and Consequences of Growing Inequality: and what can be done about it' is available here. …